Prkt-eastener



R. L. BORDEAUX.

PIN FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11. 1917.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

RAY L. BORDEAUX, 0F MOUN1 VERNON, NEW YORK.

PIN -FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

Application filed October 11, 1917. Serial No. 195,957.

Be it known that I, RAY L. BORDEAUX, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Westchester and State of NeW Yo-rk, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in.Pin F asteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pin fasteners adapted for use in securing price and stock tags to difierent kind of goods in department stores and the like and it is the dominant object of the invention to pro-vide a fastening device which can be quickly and efiectively engaged With articles without damaging the same and When desired, readily removed therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pin fatener having a novel form of locking means, the same being engageable with an article or goods in a way to prevent accidental disengagement and yet, allow the same to be quickly removed as the occasion arises.

The improvements in the details and arrangement of parts will be apparent from an inspection of the accompanying draW- ings, in connection With the specific descrip tien hereinafter contained, and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the purpose of imparting a full understanding of the same.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective of the improved fastener;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same; and,

Fig. 3 is a vertical section therethrough.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, the pin fastener is formed from a single length of material, such as wire or the like and, as Wlll be noted, has the body portion thereof substantially U-shaped as indicated by the numeral 1. The base of the body portion is loo-ped to provide engaging fingers 2, which fingers are passed through a tag or tab sho-Wn in dotted lines and designated by the numeral 3, whereupon the same are bent downwardly over the upper marginal edge of the same as at 4:, thus securely attaching the fastenr thereto.

The side portions of the U-shaped body 1 serve as prongs and are bent intermediate their ends as indicated by the numeral 5 toprovide locking elements 6, the inner portions of Which are offset as at 7 and provided with finger pieces 8. The bent portions 5 of the prongs of the fastener may be and pref erably are pointed in order that they Will be permitted to readily penetrate the goods to which the tag 3 is to be secured.

/Vhen using the improved fastener as a means for securing the tag 3 to an article, the finger pieces 8 are compressed and the pointed portions of the prongs are passed through the article. \Vhen engaged with the article, the finger pieces 8 are released and as a consequence, When the portions 6 have passed therethrough they Will be permitted to move outwardly, thereby af fording an eflicient locking means which Will serve to prevent accidental disengagement of the fastener from the article. The offset portions 7 Will obviously serve as eflicient stops for preventing withdrawal or disengagement of the prongs of the fastening device from the article. However, when desiring to remove the fastener, it is only necessary to again compress the finger pieces 8, thus withdrawing the offset portions 7 and allowing the goods to be readilv moved over and from the prongs of the fastener.

Manifestly, the construction shoWn is capable of considerable modification ,and sueh modification as is within the scope of my claim I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I daim:-

A fastener of the character described including a substantially U-shaped body hav ing fingers formed on the base thereof and arranged parallel to the sides of said body adapted to be passed through and bent upon themselves to engage an article, and looking elements on the sides .of said U-shaped body normally disposed outwardly at their bottoms from said sides and arranged at angles to the sides, the lower portions of said locking elements having inwardly bent portions thereon and oppositely disposed oblique finger pieces carried on the inner ends of the inwardly bent portions.

In testimony whereof, I afliX my signature hereto.

RAY L. BORDEAUX.

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Washington, D. G. 

